S&C Industry Senior Manager

The Global Services Legal team is seeking to appoint a Senior Counsel to act as a Global Industry Sector Legal Lead supporting one or more Global Industry Sector Leadership teams, as assigned by the Global Industry Legal Lead. In-house and private practice candidates will all be considered, but experience of working with international teams in support of a global business is a pre-requisite, and candidates with deep technology and professional services experience will be strongly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

You will act as a trusted adviser to the Global Industry Sector Leadership Teams, enabling the sustainable growth of the applicable Industry Sector while managing and mitigating risks. You will collaborate with senior stakeholders across Legal and other Corporate Functions to:

· Lead in the legal evaluation of new, strategic priorities and higher risk offerings and services across the applicable Industry Sectors. In doing so you will identify risks and develop mitigation strategies in collaboration with all relevant parts of Accenture, including for example Government Relations, Regulatory & Compliance, Responsible Business, Litigation (as needed), creating global guidance/guardrails to support the sustainable growth of the Industry Sectors;

· Assess both existing and new products and services offerings and guide them to market in a legally compliant manner, with appropriate risk mitigations (contractual, operational, technical);

· Collaborate with other teams and participate in initiatives to create frameworks related to cutting edge, cross-industry topics that address technology, ethics, human rights, legal and societal issues;

· Help evaluate prospective acquisition targets on behalf of the Global Industry Sector Leadership Teams, and work with them to support post-merger integration strategies.